Nemo is a game where some like the music and some don't - I'm in the "don't" camp but it certainly has been popular enough to make a lot of other lists.

Super Mario is of course, iconic, and catchy as shit, but it's also very simple. I don't know if it belongs on this poll, (I didn't add it) so you'll have to decide if this tune can stand with the big boys or not.

Kirby's Adventure isn't my style of music (I generally don't like the more upbeat stuff) but I have to recognize that the composition is incredible.

Batman is more my style. Sunsoft's heavy industrial games and music never felt better than stage 1 of Batman for NES.

Ganon's Dungeon is a personal favorite of mine. Like DQ3's final boss theme, it informs you that Ganon is now through fucking around with you as soon as you step foot into that final castle. I don't expect it to make it out of round 1, though. I guess you guys have the chance to prove me wrong!

The Masked Devil is another favorite of mine, but unlike Zelda I think it might have a shot of making it out of here. Love the uneasy dread it invokes.

Wily's Fortress and Wicked Child need no introduction. Anyone who cares about chiptunes at all has heard these two tracks. Incredible, both.

Except I'm voting Masked Devil over Wily Castle. As incredible as remixes of Wily Castle are, the original composition is still rather hollow, much like the original SMB. The melody is there but the technical prowess hadn't yet fully expanded. Understandable, but ultimately I'm voting on listenability, and I'd rather sit there listening to Masked Devil than Wily Castle.

Hmmm. I'm under contractual obligation to vote Contra, so that's one. As far as the rest, it's real tough.

I don't think I can reasonably exclude Pictionary. Shit is so fresh it's moving to Bel-Air. That's two.

Rad Racer tickles me. Probably mostly because of Homestar. I do actually like the track a lot, though. Three.

Ironsword is great but I feel like it's inferior to the opening theme from Wizards and Warriors. I'm not as big a fan of Fester's overworld as I am of the boss theme. That leaves WURM, CV3 Riddle, and TMNT, all of which are excellent tracks. Not sure what I'd go with.

To me, Kraid's Lair embodies the essence of what the Metroid games are all about. I like the Brinstar theme's bold adventuresomeness (wait, is that even a word? huh yes it is, wow) as much as everybody, and Norfair definitely knocks the creepy alien vibe out of the park, but man, Kraid's Lair eerie, lonely and almost mournful melody really captures the feeling of being miles deep in a hostile, inhuman mind's warrens and light years away from the nearest friendly.